“I will always give my opinion. Also it is my business, so if I think it’s too trashy or too much I will refuse to do it because the little girl would walk out of the shop with my name on her head. I need to agree,” said the hairdresser.

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Mamamia mum, Rebecca Jacobs, started dyeing her daughter Ruby’s hair when she was 10 years old.

Ruby, now 12, got her hair done for her 11th birthday. Image supplied.

"We coloured her hair last year for her 11th birthday. It was her one pleading request," said Jacobs.

"I was in two minds about her wanting to colour her hair," she added.

"She is wanting to express herself in that way which is totally legitimate and I support that. My husband was concerned about her inviting comment on her appearance, which is not important. I definitely saw his point."

Ruby's birthday salon treat was a semi-permanent colour that cost around $150.

Ruby's salon trip was a birthday present. Image supplied.

"She wanted to colour her hair so bad - for a long time - and the more I thought about it the harder I found it to think of a good reason why not. Because other people might judge her? That’s a terrible reason," said Jacobs.

The mother of one says the home dyes are now a shared fun experience she can have with her daughter.

"She could have been like me and just bought the colour from the chemist myself and did it without telling my mum then it becomes a whole big thing."